How is Tanvi Sharma Continuing Her Dream Run at the Syed Modi International?
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Key Takeaways
- Tanvi Sharma reaches the semifinals with impressive wins.
- Unnati Hooda secures a hard-fought victory.
- Men’s top seed Teh eliminated, paving the way for new champions.
- All-Indian semi-final featuring Kidambi Srikanth and Mithun Manjunath.
- Strong performances in doubles by Gopichand and Jolly.
Lucknow, Nov 28 (NationPress) The remarkable Tanvi Sharma continued her impressive journey by advancing to the semi-finals of the Syed Modi International Super 300 badminton tournament, showcasing a mixed day for both the women's and men's top seeds. Meanwhile, India's Unnati Hooda secured a hard-fought victory, while Jai Heng Jason Teh from Singapore faced elimination in the quarterfinals.
The 16-year-old sensation Tanvi Sharma, who previously triumphed over former world champion Nozomi Okuhara of Japan, continued her stellar performance by defeating Hong Kong's Lo Sin Yan Happy in straight games, 21-13, 21-19 in just 38 minutes. She is set to clash with 5th seed Hina Akechi from Japan, who managed to upset the third seed Sung Shuo Yun with scores of 21-8, 21-15 in the other quarterfinal.
In another thrilling match, Unnati triumphed in a contest of rising stars, overcoming Rakshitha Sree Santosh R with scores of 21-15, 13-21, 21-16. She will next face Turkey’s fourth seed Neslihan Arin, who defeated Isharani Baruah of India with scores of 21-19, 13-21, 21-15.
On the men’s side, top seed Jai Heng Jason Teh was eliminated after a hard-fought match, losing to Minoru Koga of Japan with scores of 19-21, 21-12, 20-22. Koga will now face Hong Kong's Jason Gunawan in the semifinals, while the other semi-final will feature an all-Indian matchup with 5th seed Kidambi Srikanth going up against Mithun Manjunath.
Kidambi Srikanth advanced after his compatriot Priyanshu Rajawat retired with the score at 21-14, 11-4 favoring the former world No. 1, while Mithun emerged victorious over Manraj Singh with scores of 21-18, 21-13.
In the women’s doubles event, top seeds Gayatri Gopichand and Treesa Jolly defeated the fifth seeds Bengisu Ercetin and Nazlican Inci of Turkey with scores of 21-15, 21-16 to reach the semifinals.
Additionally, Treesa will compete in the mixed doubles semifinals alongside Hariharan Amsakarunan after their victory over Australia’s Andika Ramadiansyah and Nozomi Shimizu with scores of 21-18, 21-14 in the quarterfinals.